* THE TIMES OF INDIA, MUMBAI MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2015 8 TIMES NATION New Delhi: Saying that protec- tion granted to a husband from charges of marital rape can’t be extended to men in live-in relationships, the Delhi high court has dismissed a PIL on the subject. HC refused to keep live-in relationships outside the pur- view of rape under Indian Pe- nal Code(IPC), saying it would amount to giving such relation- ships the status of matrimony, which the legislature has cho- sen “not to do”. The court made the obser- vation while hearing a PIL, which had sought direction to the government to keep the cases of live-in relation- ships outside the purview of the offence of rape . “As far as the relief sought, of keeping the live-in relation- ships outside the purview of Section 376 (rape) of IPC is con- cerned, the same would amount to giving the live-in re- lationships, the status of matri- mony and which the legislature has chosen not to do,” a bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Jus- tice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw noted. The PIL had sought a direc- tion that the complaint filed by a live-in partner against the other should be registered un- der Section 420 (cheating), not Section 376 (rape). But the court found no merit in the demand . Delhi HC: Live-in relationships not outside purview of rape WOMEN UNDER ATTACK TIMES NEWS NETWORK New Delhi: Faced with a con- tinuing deadlock in the mega deal to acquire 126 French Ra- fale fighters, India is now press- ing the throttle to seal the even bigger project with Russia for the stealth fifth-generation fighter aircraft (FGFA). India has told Russia it wants deliveries of the FGFA to begin in 36 months after the main contract is inked, instead of the 94 months envisaged ear- lier, top defence sources said. With this “accelerated de- livery timeframe” becoming the main objective, India is ready to forego the earlier plan for a 50:50 design and workshare agreement with Russia on its under-develop- ment FGFA called PAK-FA or Sukhoi T-50. India is also no longer in- sisting that all the single-seat stealth fighters required by IAF be built in India by defence PSU Hindustan Aeronautics at its Ozar facility. “We have agreed to a lesser work-share for a realistic con- tract, with the initial lot of the FGFA being imported and the rest being made here under technology transfer,” said a source. “Like for the Russian Suk- hoi-30MKI fighters (majority of the 272 Sukhois contracted for $12 billion are being made by HAL), the curve in technolo- gy absorption will also be steep in the FGFA project,” he added. Faced with a sharp decline in the number of fighter squad- rons in IAF, India wants to fast- track the FGFA project, under which its “perspective multi- role fighter” will be based on PAK-FA but tweaked to its re- quirements. The final FGFA design con- tract has been hanging fire since India and Russia com- pleted their initial work under the $295 million preliminary design contract signed in De- cember 2010. India will overall spend around $25 billion on the FGFA project if it goes ahead with its plan to induct 127 such fighters, as earlier reported by TOI. All this has gained urgency since India feels French avia- tion major Dassault is being needlessly intransigent over the pricing mechanism in the final negotiations for the over $20 billion MMRCA (me- dium multi-role combat air- craft) project. For the full report, log on to www.timesofindia.com May Drop 50:50 Workshare, HAL Role Clauses Rafale deadlock: India pushes 5th-gen Sukhoi Rajat.Pandit@timesgroup.com STATUS OF FIGHTER SQUADRON IAF requires 44 fighter squadrons but has just 34 as of now. Of them, 14 squadrons of aging MiG-21s & MiG-27s. Serviceability of others like Sukhoi-30MKIs & Jaguars also poor RUSSIAN FGFA: History | Inter-governmental agreement inked in Oct 2007; $295 million preliminary contract in Dec 2010 Number | 127 swing-role stealth fighters Total cost | Over $25 billion Induction | India wants deliveries to begin in three years, instead of earlier almost eight years Delay | Final R&D contract yet to be inked. Technical issues, costs & delivery timeframe yet to be resolved FRENCH RAFALE: History | Global tender in Aug 2007. Rafale selected over Eurofighter Typhoon in Jan 2012 Numbers | 126 medium multi-role fighters Total cost | Over $20 billion Induction | First 18 jets in 36-48 months. Rest 108 to be made by HAL over next 7 years Delay | Contract yet to be inked. Dassault’s proposed hike in production cost of 108 fighters by HAL remains main problem. Guarantee issues more or less sorted out New Delhi: Speculation about Rahul Gandhi’s re- turn from sabbatical was back as Congress stares at a re- newed battle with the gov- ernment over the land acqui- sition law, coinciding with the heir apparent’s written state- ments on consecutive days. AICC on Sunday released a statement from Rahul offer- ing condolences on the death of veteran editor Vinod Meh- ta. This came a day after Ra- hul’s condolences on the death of Kerala speaker G Karthikeyan and his wishes of speedy recovery for Samaj- wadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav who was hospi- talized for an infection. Most in Congress ex- pressed ignorance about his return or his whereabouts. The messages led to queries if he was already back. However, some sources said he was un- likely to be back for the next few days. Rahul has taken a break from routine politics to pon- der over the party’s recent de- bacles as well as its future course, starting his leave on the day Parliament’s budget session started, inviting criti- cism. His imminent corona- tion as Congress supremo has somewhat put the issue in per- spective, with aides saying he is preparing for the future and he would return to work with “renewed vigour”. Though partymen are rec- onciled to his return on a date of his choosing, the chatter has returned in view of the fact that political activities this week would revolve around his favourite agenda – the land acquisition bill. The government is likely to table the land bill in Lok Sabha on Monday, a sure red rag for the opposition led by Congress. The “dilution” of UPA’s land law is set to witness a clash in the lower House, an even fiercer one in Rajya Sab- ha where the government does not have the majority. Condolence statements spark chatter over Rahul’s return again TIMES NEWS NETWORK New Delhi: Violence against women con- tinues to hin- der their safe- ty, well-being and potential, and efforts must be made for better enforcement of leg- islation, President Pranab Mukherjee said on Sunday. “The pace of progress in providing the desired level of safety and security to our women needs to be hastened through better enforcement of legislation towards this end. There is an urgent need for all our people to be more con- scious of their attitude and de- meanour towards women,” he said while awarding women achievers on International Women’s Day. “I cannot emphasize enough that all women must be addressed and treated with due respect and courte- sy. This training should be given to our children from a very young age,” he said, add- ing that it was time for “col- lective introspection” for changing those “societal per- ceptions” and attitudes that pose a hurdle in the develop- ment of women in society and also vis-a-vis their status in the country's economy. Mukherjee said the coun- try must make required ef- forts “to remove the structur- al and institutional barriers that inhibit the economic and social transformation of women in India”. Need to make society safer for women, says Pranab TIMES NEWS NETWORK SAD DEMISE Shri Rajaram (RAJA) Mukundrao Kilpady Passed away on 5th March 2015. Deeply mourned by Shakuntala Kilpady (WIFE), Aarti & Anand Prasad, Aditya & Sveta Kilpady, Grand Children: Sanghamitra, Yashodhara, Ahaana & Rishaan, Relatives and Friends. Contact: akilpady@ gmail.com/ 09811380272 ZAINUL TAIYEBBHAI Kantawala, husband of Rela, brother of Zoeb, Mohammed, Yusuf, Shabbir, Moazam, Nargis & Sabera. Father of Asima & Izzuddin Sha- rafally, Arefa & Yassir Choonawala and Abeda & Shamoon Karachiwala. Grandfather of Shahzad & Alifia, Menaz & Devang and Alifya & Naama. Ex- pired on Saturday 7th March 2015. 2nd & 3rd Si- para on 9th March 2015 at Jamali Masjid at 11 am. No condolence visit thereafter please. 1st Death Anniversary Mass for SELWYN REBELLO on 10-3-15 at Mount Carmel Church, Bandra at 7:30 am Shrikrishna. S. Keluskar (1931 - 2015) With profound grief we convey the sad demise of my father Shri. Shrikrishna. S. Keluskar on Friday, 6th March 2015. In grief Shriniwas. S. Prabhukeluskar (son) and Prabhukeluskar family. Jacques Phillippe ferns "I Did Not Die" Do not stand at my grave and forever weep. I am not there; I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow. I am the diamond glints on snow. I am the sunlight on ripened grain. I am the gentle autumn’s rain. When you awaken in the morning’s hush I am the swift uplifting rush Of quiet birds in circled flight. I am the soft stars that shine at night. Do not stand at my grave and forever cry. I am not there. I did not die. A loving tribute M. Ramakrishnan (Ex HCC, Vikhroli) 25-05-1937 - 07-03-2015 A life so beautiful, A man so admired.. Thinking of you and singing your praises, we shall never get tired. Your life will always remain an inspiration for all of us! Fondly remembered by family, friends and loved ones. 13th day rituals on 19th March, 2015 DEATH ANNOUNCEMENTS DEATH ANNIVERSARY SAD DEMISE MARKA REMEMBRANCES Kolkata: When chief min- ister Mamata Banerjee calls on PM Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Monday, she wouldn’t be the first from TMC to do so. Her once-trusted lieutenant, Mukul Roy, has already spoken to the Prime Minister. In a video recording (available with TOI), Roy is heard telling Furfura Sha- rif peer Ibrahim Siddiqui that while he is yet to decide on the formation of a new party, he has spoken to Na- rendra Modi and Con- gress’s Ahmed Patel. “Why speak lies? I have spoken to Modi. I have also spoken to Ahmad Patel,” Roy says in reply to a question on his fu- ture course of action. “I stand by my princi- ples. I cannot foretell what will happen... I am an ordi- nary man. Whatever needs to be told I will let you know at the right time. Will you stand by me?” he asks re- porters. He didn’t respond to repeated calls on the au- thenticity of the video. According to people who were part of the conversa- tion, Roy’s reply was deemed to be in response to the yet-to-be-fulfilled 2009 promise of a railway link between Furfura Sharif and Dankuni. The Ahmad Patel context, however, re- mained unexplained. In the video, Roy blasted the Mamata government for its unfulfilled promises to mi- norities. “To my mind, the last person to do anything for minorities is (former CM) Sidhartha Shankar Roy. After him, none,” Roy told Siddiqui. Have spoken to Modi & Ahmad Patel, says Mukul Roy TIMES NEWS NETWORK
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* THE TIMES OF INDIA, MUMBAIMONDAY, MARCH 9, 20158 TIMES NATION
New Delhi: Saying that protec-tion granted to a husband fromcharges of marital rape can’t beextended to men in live-in relationships, the Delhi highcourt has dismissed a PIL onthe subject.
HC refused to keep live-inrelationships outside the pur-view of rape under Indian Pe-nal Code(IPC), saying it wouldamount to giving such relation-ships the status of matrimony,which the legislature has cho-sen “not to do”.
The court made the obser-vation while hearing a PIL,which had sought direction tothe government to keep the cases of live-in relation-ships outside the purview ofthe offence of rape .
“As far as the relief sought,of keeping the live-in relation-ships outside the purview ofSection 376 (rape) of IPC is con-cerned, the same wouldamount to giving the live-in re-lationships, the status of matri-mony and which the legislaturehas chosen not to do,” a bench ofChief Justice G Rohini and Jus-tice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw noted.
The PIL had sought a direc-tion that the complaint filed bya live-in partner against theother should be registered un-der Section 420 (cheating), notSection 376 (rape). But the courtfound no merit in the demand .
Delhi HC: Live-inrelationshipsnot outside
purview of rape
WOMEN UNDER ATTACK
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
New Delhi: Faced with a con-tinuing deadlock in the megadeal to acquire 126 French Ra-fale fighters, India is now press-ing the throttle to seal the evenbigger project with Russia forthe stealth fifth-generationfighter aircraft (FGFA).
India has told Russia itwants deliveries of the FGFAto begin in 36 months after themain contract is inked, insteadof the 94 months envisaged ear-lier, top defence sources said.
With this “accelerated de-livery timeframe” becomingthe main objective, India isready to forego the earlier plan for a 50:50 design andworkshare agreement withRussia on its under-develop-ment FGFA called PAK-FA orSukhoi T-50.
India is also no longer in-sisting that all the single-seatstealth fighters required byIAF be built in India by defencePSU Hindustan Aeronautics atits Ozar facility.
“We have agreed to a lesserwork-share for a realistic con-tract, with the initial lot ofthe FGFA being imported andthe rest being made here under technology transfer,”said a source.
“Like for the Russian Suk-hoi-30MKI fighters (majority
of the 272 Sukhois contractedfor $12 billion are being madeby HAL), the curve in technolo-gy absorption will also be steepin the FGFA project,” he added.
Faced with a sharp declinein the number of fighter squad-rons in IAF, India wants to fast-track the FGFA project, underwhich its “perspective multi-role fighter” will be based onPAK-FA but tweaked to its re-quirements.
The final FGFA design con-tract has been hanging firesince India and Russia com-pleted their initial work underthe $295 million preliminary
design contract signed in De-cember 2010.
India will overall spendaround $25 billion on the FGFAproject if it goes ahead with itsplan to induct 127 such fighters,as earlier reported by TOI.
All this has gained urgencysince India feels French avia-tion major Dassault is beingneedlessly intransigent over the pricing mechanism inthe final negotiations for theover $20 billion MMRCA (me-dium multi-role combat air-craft) project.
For the full report, log on towww.timesofindia.com
May Drop 50:50Workshare, HAL
Role Clauses
Rafale deadlock: Indiapushes 5th-gen Sukhoi
STATUS OF FIGHTER SQUADRON IAF requires 44 fighter squadrons but has just 34 as of now. Of them, 14 squadrons of aging MiG-21s & MiG-27s. Serviceability of others like Sukhoi-30MKIs & Jaguars also poor
RUSSIAN FGFA:History | Inter-governmental agreement inked in Oct 2007; $295 million preliminary contract in Dec 2010Number | 127 swing-role stealth fightersTotal cost | Over $25 billionInduction | India wants deliveries to begin in three years, instead of earlier almost eight yearsDelay | Final R&D contract yet to be inked. Technical issues,costs & delivery timeframeyet to be resolved
FRENCH RAFALE:History | Global tender in Aug 2007. Rafale selected over Eurofighter Typhoon in Jan 2012Numbers | 126 mediummulti-role fightersTotal cost | Over $20 billionInduction | First 18 jets in 36-48 months. Rest 108 to be madeby HAL over next 7 yearsDelay | Contract yet to be inked. Dassault’s proposed hike in production cost of 108 fighters by HAL remains mainproblem. Guarantee issues more or less sorted out
New Delhi: Speculationabout Rahul Gandhi’s re-turn from sabbatical was back
as Congressstares at a re-newed battlewith the gov-ernment overthe land acqui-
sition law, coinciding with theheir apparent’s written state-ments on consecutive days.
AICC on Sunday releaseda statement from Rahul offer-ing condolences on the deathof veteran editor Vinod Meh-ta. This came a day after Ra-hul’s condolences on thedeath of Kerala speaker GKarthikeyan and his wishes
of speedy recovery for Samaj-wadi Party chief MulayamSingh Yadav who was hospi-talized for an infection.
Most in Congress ex-pressed ignorance about hisreturn or his whereabouts.The messages led to queries ifhe was already back. However,some sources said he was un-likely to be back for the nextfew days.
Rahul has taken a breakfrom routine politics to pon-der over the party’s recent de-bacles as well as its futurecourse, starting his leave onthe day Parliament’s budgetsession started, inviting criti-cism. His imminent corona-tion as Congress supremo hassomewhat put the issue in per-
spective, with aides saying heis preparing for the future andhe would return to work with“renewed vigour”.
Though partymen are rec-onciled to his return on a dateof his choosing, the chatterhas returned in view of thefact that political activitiesthis week would revolvearound his favourite agenda –the land acquisition bill.
The government is likelyto table the land bill in LokSabha on Monday, a sure redrag for the opposition led byCongress. The “dilution” ofUPA’s land law is set to witnessa clash in the lower House, aneven fiercer one in Rajya Sab-ha where the governmentdoes not have the majority.
Condolence statements sparkchatter over Rahul’s return again
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
New Delhi: Violence againstwomen con-tinues to hin-der their safe-ty, well-beingand potential,and effortsmust be made
for better enforcement of leg-islation, President PranabMukherjee said on Sunday.
“The pace of progress inproviding the desired level ofsafety and security to ourwomen needs to be hastenedthrough better enforcement oflegislation towards this end.There is an urgent need for allour people to be more con-scious of their attitude and de-meanour towards women,” hesaid while awarding womenachievers on InternationalWomen’s Day.
“I cannot emphasizeenough that all women mustbe addressed and treatedwith due respect and courte-sy. This training should begiven to our children from avery young age,” he said, add-ing that it was time for “col-lective introspection” forchanging those “societal per-ceptions” and attitudes thatpose a hurdle in the develop-ment of women in societyand also vis-a-vis their statusin the country's economy.
Mukherjee said the coun-try must make required ef-forts “to remove the structur-al and institutional barriersthat inhibit the economicand social transformation ofwomen in India”.
Need to makesociety saferfor women,says Pranab
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
SAD DEMISE
Shri Rajaram(RAJA)
Mukundrao Kilpady
Passed away on 5th March 2015.
Deeply mourned by Shakuntala
Kilpady (WIFE), Aarti & Anand
Prasad, Aditya &Sveta Kilpady,
Grand Children:Sanghamitra, Yashodhara,
Ahaana &Rishaan, Relatives
and Friends.
Contact: [email protected]/09811380272
ZAINULTAIYEBBHAIKantawala, husband ofRela, brother of Zoeb,Mohammed, Yusuf, Shabbir, Moazam, Nargis& Sabera. Father ofAsima & Izzuddin Sha-rafally, Arefa & YassirChoonawala and Abeda &Shamoon Karachiwala.Grandfather of Shahzad& Alifia, Menaz & Devangand Alifya & Naama. Ex-pired on Saturday 7thMarch 2015. 2nd & 3rd Si-para on 9th March 2015 atJamali Masjid at 11 am.No condolence visitthereafter please.
1st Death Anniversary Mass for
SELWYN REBELLOon 10-3-15 at Mount CarmelChurch, Bandra at 7:30 am
Shrikrishna. S.Keluskar
(1931 - 2015)
With profound grief we convey
the sad demise ofmy father
Shri. Shrikrishna. S.
Keluskaron Friday,
6th March 2015. In grief
Shriniwas. S. Prabhukeluskar
(son) and Prabhukeluskar
family.
Jacques Phillippe ferns
"I Did Not Die"
Do not stand at my grave andforever weep.
I am not there; I do not sleep.
I am a thousandwinds that blow.I am the diamond
glints on snow. I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentleautumn’s rain.
When you awaken in the
morning’s hush I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds incircled flight.
I am the soft starsthat shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and
forever cry.I am not there. I did not die.
A loving tribute
M. Ramakrishnan(Ex HCC, Vikhroli)
25-05-1937 - 07-03-2015
A life so beautiful, A man so admired..
Thinking of you andsinging your praises,
we shall never get tired.
Your life will always remain an inspiration for all
of us!
Fondly remembered by
family, friends and loved ones.
13th day rituals on 19th March, 2015
DEATH ANNOUNCEMENTS
DEATH ANNIVERSARY
SAD DEMISE MARKA
REMEMBRANCES
Kolkata: When chief min-ister Mamata Banerjee callson PM Narendra Modi in
New Delhi onMonday, shewouldn’t be thefirst from TMCto do so. Heronce-trusted
lieutenant, Mukul Roy, hasalready spoken to the PrimeMinister.
In a video recording(available with TOI), Roy isheard telling Furfura Sha-rif peer Ibrahim Siddiquithat while he is yet to decide
on the formation of a newparty, he has spoken to Na-rendra Modi and Con-gress’s Ahmed Patel. “Whyspeak lies? I have spoken toModi. I have also spoken toAhmad Patel,” Roy says inreply to a question on his fu-ture course of action.
“I stand by my princi-ples. I cannot foretell whatwill happen... I am an ordi-nary man. Whatever needsto be told I will let you knowat the right time. Will youstand by me?” he asks re-porters. He didn’t respondto repeated calls on the au-thenticity of the video.
According to people whowere part of the conversa-tion, Roy’s reply wasdeemed to be in response tothe yet-to-be-fulfilled 2009promise of a railway linkbetween Furfura Sharifand Dankuni. The AhmadPatel context, however, re-mained unexplained. In the video, Roy blasted theMamata government for itsunfulfilled promises to mi-norities. “To my mind, thelast person to do anythingfor minorities is (formerCM) Sidhartha ShankarRoy. After him, none,” Roytold Siddiqui.
Have spoken to Modi &Ahmad Patel, says Mukul Roy
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
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